This bothers me. Brought up a memory I had not thought about for nearly a decade. I remember the mother of one of my 60's classmates exclaiming, after her child was touched by one of my black friends, "Don't touch, the black doesn't wash out." And this was in suburban New Jersey, not the deep South.

Bear with me on this one; I know that title's twitching the 'sensationalism meter.' Read about his theories (remember they are such). The concept of most college-educated (the non-hereditarily-affluent) individuals entering the workforce with the reins of debt upon them, allowing 'control' by external economic and cultural forces, hits particularly hard.

As I sadly must repeat (for how many years now) that the military is trained to use lethal force as a deterrent. Police are not trained in this fashion (though that is changing swiftly for the worse). We've seen this on the border before, we've seen it in the policing of Iraq.

People have died. People will die. Because we perceive them as "other", noone will raise their voice with the vehemence required, I suspect. Public opinion will only move when the first child is killed - or will they? It will have brown skin. "Other."

I was trying out NBC News as an alternative for autoplay CBS, but this article makes me rethink the choice. Lard all this on Kennedy, with only one mention of Bill Clinton? Not a peep about Anthony Weiner? Really?!?! Some progress.

Media, stop reporting on this without context. You know as well as I do - and I've been hitting this frequently - Republicans want to throw bump stocks under the bus to show they're 'doing something'. Bump stocks are the mere hangnail of the firearm regulation/2nd Amendment issue.

Shame on the lefties who will drop talking about gun control in the aftermath of a bump stock ban. Keep pushing. You cannot let the Right use this as some sort of positive vibe for '18. This is more a clear signal of their intransigence, than their empathy.

The initial extremes of anger seem to be abating. Yes, I'm a male. I grew up in red-blooded full-throated patriarchy. I routinely use phrases and act in ways that are disrespectful through today's lens. To be honest, even through yesterday's lens; my old man fought in WWII, an era and ethic that has died off. I have autopilot reactions, things I mimicked from him because he was my father; there is no conscious thought or personal ill-will behind them, they are reflexes and simply need disruption. I appreciate when people point them out. I don't get angry.

I was writing an article over the weekend, and started to use 'hysteria' in a description. In light of #metoo, I realized (given an extensive background in Latin) that term is now more outmoded than ever, should only be used in very specific limited range.

I crossed it out and replaced it with 'deranged'.

Cultural change always starts small, with individuals. Women can lead the male horses to water and try to make them drink, but the changes will only start when men become self-aware of their behaviors.

When I see skilled work-for-hire gigs on Craiglist offering to 'generously pay' $3.00/hour less than the $18.00 hourly rate I worked at as a temp in 1985, when king-cab Toyota pickups were $7995 ... is it ANY WONDER? Working America needs to wake up and smell the Scrooge.